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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Theyve been the comeback queens of the Rio Olympics, but thats not a tag Australias female basketballers want to carry into the quarterfinals.The Opals beat Belarus 74-66 in their final pool game on Saturday to remain undefeated after five games and finish top of their group.They next face Serbia in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.But their pathway has been far from smooth.In similar fashion to their come-from-behind win over Japan, the world No.2 side started slow against the 10th-ranked Belarus and had to overcome a hefty deficit in the final quarter.They trailed at every change and were down by as much as 13 points in the third term.Only with five minutes remaining did they draw level, outscoring them 22-7 in the last stanza - seven of which came from star centre Liz Cambage - to walk away winners.Cambage finished with a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds, while captain Penny Taylor - who played her fewest minutes so far this tournament - had 11 points and three assists.Rachel Jarry (eight points, three rebounds) and Cayla George (nine points, seven rebounds) provided a much-needed spark off the bench.We showed resilience again but we really dont want to be in those positions, Taylor said.Coach Brendan Joyce was unimpressed with a couple of his starters who cruised into the game and the lack of intensity in defence.But hes not worried about their medal prospects.Weve just achieved the first goal - to finish first in the pool, he said.The next goal now is to win the next game.Serbia is a good team, but weve done the work to be where we are.If we go out with the focus, the high effort levels well be OK.I just feel were getting better and more cohesive each game we play.Serbia have won just one of four games - against China - at the Olympics.The Opals played two games against the world No.14 nation a couple of years ago, losing by narrow margins, before the European qualifiers.Theyre a team that balls out, said Taylor.They throw everything at you ... theyre very smart basketball players and read really well. 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Forward Eduardo gave Ajaccio the lead in the sixth minute after being set up by right winger Benjamin Andre, and the Corsican side looked comfortable in the first half, with the lively Johan Cavalli causing problems with his probing runs from midfield.Australian Matt Wilkinson will need to overcome an horrific record at the Tahiti Pro to maintain his control of the World Surf League.Wilkinson has reached the quarter-finals just once in six visits to the island and will be aiming to reach at least the final eight for the first time since 2011 when the pro tour reaches Teahupoo on Friday (Saturday AEST).He currently holds a steady 3,350-point lead over his nearest rival, however that could quickly come undone if he falls early at the tournament.The 27-year-old has failed to make it past the third round in the past four years, including a disappointing 2012 visit where he lost both first and second-round heats to bow out in straight sets.However Wilkinson is a different customer so far this season after six of the 11 rounds.He won the opening two events in Australia and reached the final of the Fiji Pro in June to claim more than $280,000 in prize money.That should eensure him an easier passage through the opening rounds, where he will meet fellow Australian Stuart Kennedy and a qualifier in his first heat.ddddddddddddennedy and Wilkinson are two of 12 Australians competing at the event, which is notably without 2014 winner Mick Fanning after his success at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa last month.Fanning jumped to fifth in the rankings after that win but will likely tumble down the list as he once again begins to skip events through his personal year.The only other Australian to taste success in recent years in Tahiti, Adrian Buchan, will line up alongside countryman Joel Parkinson in their first-round heat.Australias only other title contender, Julian Wilson, will face Frances Jeremy Flores and Nat Young of the United States in his first-round heat. 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